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By Sue Pleming DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said on Wednesday she did not anticipate six-party talks
over North Korea's nuclear arms activities on the sidelines of
the ASEAN conference.

SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has formally requested
North Korea to attend six-country talks on ending its nuclear
program at a regional security meeting in Kuala Lumpur, South
Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ordered a wartime
mobilization of its troops and citizens hours before the U.N.
Security Council approved a resolution condemning Pyongyang for
testing missiles, a South Korean daily reported on Wednesday. A South Korean government official denied the report.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it was not
bound by a U.N. Security Council resolution, which has created
"an extremely dangerous situation" and the country would
"bolster its war deterrent" in every way.

By Caren Bohan ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council
resolution imposing weapons-related sanctions on North Korea
will help get Pyongyang back to talks on its nuclear plans,
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday.

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted
unanimously on Saturday for a resolution requiring nations to
prevent North Korea from getting dangerous weapons and
demanding Pyongyang halt its ballistic missile program.

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council
unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday imposing
weapons-related sanctions on North Korea and condemning
Pyongyang's flurry of missile tests on July 5. North Korea immediately rejected the resolution. Its U.N.

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Japan and the United States said
they expected adoption on Saturday of a U.N. resolution
imposing weapons-related sanctions on North Korea but cautioned
that the text was not yet complete.

By George Nishiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States insisted on
Friday on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would enact
mandatory sanctions on North Korea's missile program as
negotiators sought to prevent a veto from China.